BRETT KAVANAUGH/HEARING/ME TOO/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “The most anticipated hearing on a Supreme Court nominee since Anita Hill testified in 1991 began as a search for facts about an assault claim against Brett Kavanaugh — and ended in a partisan firefight. The nine riveting hours in between were packed with grandstanding, anger and raw emotion on the part of the accuser and the accused, as the makeup of the Supreme Court hung in the balance. The momentous hearing sets the stage for the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on Kavanaugh Friday [9-28-18], with a full Senate vote as early as next week. The very makeup of the Supreme Court is at stake, and the hearing has touched off the wider debate about the #MeToo movement and its implications for both accusers and the accused. After three misconduct allegations against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee surfaced in recent weeks, Christine Blasey Ford delivered powerful and unbowed remarks before the Judiciary Committee about her claim that Kavanaugh assaulted her when both were in high school.”
–Elana Schor and Burgess Everett, “Kavanaugh keeps confirmation hopes alive in momentous hearing,” Politico, September 27, 2018 8:49 pm